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“As I set the hook I was met by a solid resistance. It was the weirdest fish fight of my life. The shark was taking line on a pre-set 50lb drag and since I was strapped in to the equipment I was scared of going over. I had it roll on me several times and each time it untangled itself it left me with 6-12ft of slack line to reel in not to let it turn its head.”
“It was scary as hell and I loved every second of it!” Joel wrote on his Facebook page.
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Taupin Desciple
Might have known the chap would be a long hair!
Jolly good show. Oh, and CallYourBluff, the shark was released right after some measurements were taken.
originally posted by: Psynic
Questions?
How does one weigh a 1,247 lb shark from a 16' runabout and a 12' kayak and then release it?
How does Chuck Norris fit into this story?
originally posted by: Taupin Desciple
originally posted by: Psynic
Questions?
How does one weigh a 1,247 lb shark from a 16' runabout and a 12' kayak and then release it?
How does Chuck Norris fit into this story?
Answers.
Very carefully.
Actually, you can go to his Facebook page or ask an experienced angler. I don't know how they do it either, but I'm sure they have their ways.
originally posted by: Yeahkeepwatchingme
A comment says they are saving the best footage for a film they're working on. So I'm gathering the kayaker is involved in film somehow?
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: CallYourBluff
That is very true, although in the case of sharks, they are normally none to shy about giving anything else in the ocean a sore everything, so there is less of a karma hit when fishing for them. Also, sharks have automatic dentistry correction built in.
It is also worth noting, that predatory sharks like the Greenland Shark, are by and large pretty dumb, so the chances are that this incident will leave the sharks memory in short order. You are right though, if someone yanked me about by the face I would be pretty peeved for a while!
I had someone grab me by the beard and try to drag me around once. It backfired though, because I moved backwards really quickly, and had them off balance. This meant that to avoid falling on their face, they had to keep hold of my beard with both hands, which meant I was able to drag them all the way around the moshpit we were in at the time! Great fun!
originally posted by: chrismarco
a reply to: Taupin Desciple
There is a fine line between between stupidity and astonishment....wonder how we would have responded if he was eaten by this same shark....I'm amazed but it's just a matter of time before he takes the long sleep...